Color change
 

I will declare my bias up front, I have a 70 S that was Albert Blue, is now Silver Metallic. It is not easy to do a color change properly, a lot more work than a bare metal respray of the original color.

In this case it is a negative factor that the color is not the original, BUT, it is a restoration class car not a preserved original by any means anyway.

So maybe it goes like this: New bare metal respray, cost ~$10K value maybe ~$6K at this point. Deduct 50% for color change, means paint value is ~$3K over some base price.

The real factor here is that these cars at this age are valuable based on 1) Condition, 2) Originality, 3) Uniqueness, and finally 4) Condition.

I still think that the asking price is in range, if the car is as presented.:)

repaint...
 

Curt..good point. We have all seen repaints that have been roped and look terrible. For the person that owns a S car, that would like to keep the integrity of the essence of that car it must be a "complete". However, it can't stop at the bare metal, blocking, and then reassembly of the car. Deligence must be taken in the color sanding process, and the reassembly must be done meticulously. The most important factors are the gaps, and careful installation of new seals and rubbers. Also, new screws must be matched and either cad plated or silver cad plated. The $85,000 black S that just sold for $59,000 was this type car.

My take on color changes on early 911s and the marketplace, is that it is never a positive unless the repaint was bare metal near concours as Curtis describes and from an undesiable color (sepia brown seems to be one) to a desirable one (silver and black are two). All other color changes, especially on S models, effect the value negatively (up to 20% or more), unless the buyer wanted the new color to begin with and can convince himself he will not find that in an original car.

Personally, I would not buy a 911 that had been repainted to a different color, unless it was the color I wanted, and I was going to use the car as a daily driver or race car, where the chance of it needing another repaint someday was high.

Any information on the car in NH that Izzy mentions? Im interested in the car but NH is faaaar from where I live. Any suggestions on how to check this car out would be apprecited.

IOW, do you know of anyone in the East Coast able to do a certification/inspection on this car?

Thanks, Joe.